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Former MP Hugh Gaffney, who represented Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2017 to 2019, has, for the first time, put faces to the names of the 47 men featured on the Auchengeich memorial.

A new statue paying tribute to the men who lost their lives in one of Scotland's worst mining disasters has been unveiled. It is an exact replica of the original memorial stolen just weeks after it ...

The 66th anniversary of the Auchengeich Mining Disaster was marked in a solemn service. The tragic fire in 1959 was caused by an electrical fault and smoke from the blaze quickly overcame the men ...

NO day in the last century of Scottish mining was more tear-stained than September 18, 1959. In the space of just a few minutes, 47 miners died, 41 women were widowed and 76 children lost their ...

Towns and villages across Scotland are tinged with poignant remnants of the past. Last week was one of those occasions where a town falls silent with sombre moments of reflection passing through every ...

The tragic fire in 1959 was caused by an electrical fault and smoke from the blaze quickly overcame the men working at the coal face. When rescue attempts failed, the decision was taken to flood the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former MP has spoken of the emotional journey of his new book, which aims to break the silence around Scotland’s worst mining ...